cosmétique
French edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κοσμητικός (kosmētikós), κοσμητής (kosmētḗs, “orderer, director, decorator”), from κοσμέω (kosméō, “to order, to arrange, to rule, to adorn, to equip, to dress, to embellish”), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cosmétique m (plural cosmétiques)
- cosmetics, make-up
- Synonym: maquillage
Descendants edit
Noun edit
cosmétique f (uncountable)
- the science of cosmetics
Adjective edit
cosmétique (plural cosmétiques)
Further reading edit
- “cosmétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.